Horror Royale

Horror Royale is an online and local multiplayer survival horror game with co-op and PvP modes. You use items and the environment to avoid monsters and survive, while communicating with other players through proximity voice chat. Monsters can hear your voice, and the chat conveys the direction and distance of other players.

Multiplayer

Online matches support a near-infinite number of players, though high player counts may affect performance depending on your PC and network. You can create private matches, search for servers by ping or player count, or use Quick Play to find a game with good ping and as many players as possible. Local splitscreen supports one to four players, and splitscreen players can also join online lobbies.

Human AI is available if you have no friends to play with. These characters hide and run from monsters, react to you and change their behavior according to the game mode.

Game modes

The game includes modes that call for cooperation as well as modes that pit players against one another:

• Plunderer: collect loot around the map until you reach the point limit.
• Oddball: find the Oddball or steal it from another player, then hold it to score points until the point limit is reached.
• Tag: one player starts as the tagger and must tag another human to pass on the tag. The monster can see only tagged humans; survive until you are the last human left.
• Survive The Night: survive until 6AM.
• PvP: survive until you are the last human left.
• Objectives: collect keycards, turn on the power and open the door to escape.

Monsters and maps

Normal monsters, including The Clown, The Dummy and The Shadow, move around the map searching for humans to kill. Other monsters have special abilities: The Mannequin leaves still copies of itself behind; The Imposter takes the form of a human, possibly another player; The Teleporter moves around the level by teleporting; The Ghost passes through walls; and The Blinker switches between visible and invisible.

The game includes 10 maps: House, Abode, Double Story, Tower, Space Station, Abandoned, Forest, Level 426, Dwelling and Community. Security cameras scattered around each map let you check the locations of monsters, players and key objectives, or watch events from a distance.

Items and hazards

Items spawn randomly around the map. You can use them to distract or deter monsters, or make it harder for other players to survive. Molotovs start spreading fires where they land, while flares draw monsters to investigate and light up a room. Flashbangs temporarily blind monsters or turn another player's screen white; stun grenades instead immobilize their targets. Noisemakers draw monsters from anywhere on the map, and smoke grenades create a large cloud that can conceal you from monsters or other players.

Fire can also spawn randomly and spread through buildings, blocking hallways or trapping players in rooms. The Up Close and Personal modifier makes monsters silent but slower than players, allowing them to sneak up on humans. With Blackout enabled, all level lights break at the start of a match, leaving your flashlight as your only source of light.

Options and progression

You can adjust movement speeds, spawn rates, the number and types of monsters, fire and Human AI. Leveling up and completing challenges earns 35 different skins. The game tracks over 100 statistics, including survivals, deaths, how often monsters have heard your voice and how many times you have stunned a player with a stun grenade.

VR and mods

VR is supported but not required, and you can play in VR with friends who are not using it. In VR, you can use motion controllers, a standard controller or a keyboard and mouse. With motion controllers, your in-game hands follow their position; you reach down to pick up items and use your hand's momentum to throw them.

Player-created monsters, human skins and maps are available through the Steam Workshop. You can subscribe to a mod and play it the next time you launch the game.